A more integrated clan

Ok I have a new idea that will solve the problem. This makes it a bit more like a loan than a donation but here goes:
so I'm thinking that maybe there should be a limit on the amount you can donate before some is donated back(say 500,000) so how it works is let's say player 1 needs 500,000 more for an upgrade so player 2 gives him the 500,000 and then player 1 can no longer receive resources from player 2 until player 2 gives some resources back to player 1. That way you can receive donations at the time you need them and then pay them back when you can which would also prevent the multi-account people from just funneling because they would need to give some back which would make it pointless for them.

LOL, I think you are trying too hard. Like I said, I personally would love it. But this is probably not good for the game and the rule out should stand. Nice try though. Thanks for at least tossing it around.

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Originally Posted by EddieKing

Ok I have a new idea that will solve the problem. This makes it a bit more like a lone than a donation but here goes:
so I'm thinking that maybe there should be a limit on the amount you can donate before some is donated back(say 500,000) so how it works is let's say player 1 needs 500,000 more for an upgrade so player 2 gives him the 500,000 and then player 1 can no longer receive resources from player 2 until player 2 gives some resources back to player 1. That way you can receive donations at the time you need them and then pay them back when you can which would also prevent the multi-account people from just funneling because they would need to give some back which would make it pointless for them.

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500k is almost an irrelevant amount of loot, especially at higher levels. Any way that you look at it, it either becomes too restricted that the limitations outweigh the benefits of doing so, or it become highly exploitable with little restrictions. The balance is too thin for this sort of idea.


If you want to make clans more Clan-like, they need things like Operations Event or a mutual enemy with a super strong base that everyone attacks. Make Events that rely on teamwork rather than individual gain and you will see a spike in clan interactions.

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Originally Posted by HiFliya

500k is almost an irrelevant amount of loot, especially at higher levels. Any way that you look at it, it either becomes too restricted that the limitations outweigh the benefits of doing so, or it become highly exploitable with little restrictions. The balance is too thin for this sort of idea.


If you want to make clans more Clan-like, they need things like Operations Event or a mutual enemy with a super strong base that everyone attacks. Make Events that rely on teamwork rather than individual gain and you will see a spike in clan interactions.

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The 500k is not the max you can donate ever it's just until the person donated back (that's the part that prevents the multi-account users.) so you can have resource donations in clans but the donations have to go both ways.

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Originally Posted by EddieKing

The 500k is not the max you can donate ever it's just until the person donated back (that's the part that prevents the multi-account users.) so you can have resource donations in clans but the donations have to go both ways.

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500k would be a limit per se. Most people need a little bit of loot, quick and fast to start an upgrade, so if they need to pay back say 200k, they would be backtracking from where they need to be. See the flaw? If the debt isn't paid, you lose the ability to Request from that person again. That also starts opening up possibilities of other things like Hoppers donating loot, then leaving, eliminating the need for the cool down as you will probably never see that hopper again.

Hi EddieKing,

Welcome to the forums! :)

Yes as you have already pointed out this idea is ruled out and it is ruled out in any shape or form as a few others have pointed out it is too easy to abuse/exploit or there need to be so many restrictions it won't really be helpful.

The problem is not only the abuse/exploit or only people using multiple accounts and transfering funds to a main accounts it also has the potential to destroy the economy.
Several people saving up and passing loot around to start upgrades means people will be dumping resources faster into that one upgrade. And yes even if this is restricted to 2 people passing funds (like a player can only receive from one other) and in the end lots of players will be logging off with very low loot in storages all the time thus there will be no more loot floating around in the game.

As an example 2 TH10s working together to save up for 1 level 3 inferno. As it is now 1 player needs to save up 8 mil gold. Chances are somewhere in that process he will be logging off with considerable storage loot available offering around 400K roughly at least once.
Now the situation where 2 players save up. They both log off with lets say 1 mil in storages. They offer 100k at that time. Not that great loot. They both start a session and save up 3 mil raiding (something that can be done now but possibly not in the new situation) anyways they now each have 4 mil. One donates to the other and spends it on that upgrade. Both log off with next to no loot in storage available for attackers. In the whole process those 2 TH10s offer very low loot on several occasions. Now imagine all or a huge majority of players doing this ?

Saving up for those upgrades 100K or 500K won't help much either. First they won't make a huge difference when you need 8 mil for an upgrade and we have all come up short occasionally and therefore having to log out while offering juicy loot to attackers. These things do aid the general economy.

So yes it is ruled out and with good reason because in the end it will always hurt the economy and that's a thing I suspect no one wants.
Since it is ruled out I will also close this thread and hope the responses given on this thread were at least helpful in understanding why.